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Implement banner ads in Unity

Implement banner ads in your Unity project. Load ad content and display it through C# scripts in a fixed position on the screen.
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Script implementation

In your script header, declare the 
UnityEngine.Advertisements
namespace, which contains the 
Banner
 class. Next, initialize the SDK, then use the 
Banner.Load
 and 
Banner.Show
 methods to load and display a banner ad. The following example script shows you how to set up buttons in a Scene to test this functionality. To create a button in the Unity Editor, select Game Object > UI > Button.

Implementing banner ads in C#

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UI;
using UnityEngine.Advertisements;
 
public class BannerAdExample : MonoBehaviour
{
  // For the purpose of this example, these buttons are for functionality testing:
  [SerializeField] Button _loadBannerButton;
  [SerializeField] Button _showBannerButton;
  [SerializeField] Button _hideBannerButton;

  [SerializeField] BannerPosition _bannerPosition = BannerPosition.BOTTOM_CENTER;

  [SerializeField] string _androidAdUnitId = "Banner_Android";
  [SerializeField] string _iOSAdUnitId = "Banner_iOS";
  string _adUnitId = null; // This will remain null for unsupported platforms.

  void Start()
  {
    // Get the Ad Unit ID for the current platform:
    #if UNITY_IOS
    _adUnitId = _iOSAdUnitId;
    #elif UNITY_ANDROID
    _adUnitId = _androidAdUnitId;
    #endif

    // Disable the button until an ad is ready to show:
    _showBannerButton.interactable = false;
    _hideBannerButton.interactable = false;

    // Set the banner position:
    Advertisement.Banner.SetPosition(_bannerPosition);

    // Configure the Load Banner button to call the LoadBanner() method when clicked:
    _loadBannerButton.onClick.AddListener(LoadBanner);
    _loadBannerButton.interactable = true;
  }
 
  // Implement a method to call when the Load Banner button is clicked:
  public void LoadBanner()
  {
      // Set up options to notify the SDK of load events:
      BannerLoadOptions options = new BannerLoadOptions
      {
          loadCallback = OnBannerLoaded,
          errorCallback = OnBannerError
      };

      // Load the Ad Unit with banner content:
      Advertisement.Banner.Load(_adUnitId, options);
  }

  // Implement code to execute when the loadCallback event triggers:
  void OnBannerLoaded()
  {
      Debug.Log("Banner loaded");

      // Configure the Show Banner button to call the ShowBannerAd() method when clicked:
      _showBannerButton.onClick.AddListener(ShowBannerAd);
      // Configure the Hide Banner button to call the HideBannerAd() method when clicked:
      _hideBannerButton.onClick.AddListener(HideBannerAd);

      // Enable both buttons:
      _showBannerButton.interactable = true;
      _hideBannerButton.interactable = true;     
  }

  // Implement code to execute when the load errorCallback event triggers:
  void OnBannerError(string message)
  {
      Debug.Log($"Banner Error: {message}");
      // Optionally execute additional code, such as attempting to load another ad.
  }

  // Implement a method to call when the Show Banner button is clicked:
  void ShowBannerAd()
  {
      // Set up options to notify the SDK of show events:
      BannerOptions options = new BannerOptions
      {
          clickCallback = OnBannerClicked,
          hideCallback = OnBannerHidden,
          showCallback = OnBannerShown
      };

      // Show the loaded Banner Ad Unit:
      Advertisement.Banner.Show(_adUnitId, options);
  }

  // Implement a method to call when the Hide Banner button is clicked:
  void HideBannerAd()
  {
      // Hide the banner:
      Advertisement.Banner.Hide();
  }

  void OnBannerClicked() { }
  void OnBannerShown() { }
  void OnBannerHidden() { }

  void OnDestroy()
  {
      // Clean up the listeners:
      _loadBannerButton.onClick.RemoveAllListeners();
      _showBannerButton.onClick.RemoveAllListeners();
      _hideBannerButton.onClick.RemoveAllListeners();
  }
}

Banner position

By default, banner ads display anchored on the bottom-center of the screen, supporting 320 x 50 or 728 x 90 pixel resolution. To specify the banner anchor, use the 
Banner.SetPosition
API. For example: 
Advertisement.Banner.SetPosition (BannerPosition.TOP_CENTER);
Next steps: Review the monetization strategy guide and test your implementation.